Prussia 1803-A thaler Dav-755
The first specimen was lot 1136 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Brandenburg / Prussia. Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1803 A, Berlin. Vorzüglich. Kleine Schrötlingsfehler. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1803, Berlin mint. Extremely fine, Minor flan flaws.)"
The second specimen was lot 3971 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €460 (about US$640 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1803, A. Mit Signatur L am Armabschnitt (Stempelschneider Daniel Friedrich Loos). Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1803, with initial "L" below the bust. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was issued 1797-1809 at Berlin (shown here), Breslau and Stettin and is common in worn condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, the first specimen 22.10 g; the second specimen 22,08 g.
Catalog reference: KM 368, J. 29; Olding 102 a, Kahnt 361. Thun 242. Dav-755.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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